I know that coming out is difficult for anybody and must be unimaginable difficult for anyone in the media spotlight.

Likewise I'd like to wish him all the best and hope it doesn't adversely effect his career.

The only other sports person I know anything about who came out was obviously Gareth Thomas and he switched codes not long afterwards. It was nice having someone famous switch to league in the modern day but I've always hoped it wasn't influenced by his coming out.

The only other sports person I know anything about who came out was obviously Gareth Thomas and he switched codes not long afterwards. It was nice having someone famous switch to league in the modern day but I've always hoped it wasn't influenced by his coming out.

The first RL player who came out as gay that I can recall was Aussie test prop Ian Roberts.....

I know that coming out is difficult for anybody and must be unimaginable difficult for anyone in the media spotlight.

Likewise I'd like to wish him all the best and hope it doesn't adversely effect his career.

The only other sports person I know anything about who came out was obviously Gareth Thomas and he switched codes not long afterwards. It was nice having someone famous switch to league in the modern day but I've always hoped it wasn't influenced by his coming out.